Joshua David Odintz

Joshua D. Odintz is a tax attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Odintz focuses on tax policy, tax controversy and withholding tax matters. He also advises clients on domestic and international tax controversy matters at all phases, from audit and administrative appeals through litigation.

Mr. Odintz also has experience handling cases involving methods of accounting, transfer pricing, Section 199, research credit, tax accounting, privilege and work product, among others.

Mr. Odintz represents clients before the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Congress and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He assists clients in seeking legislative and regulatory changes to tax laws, as well as monitoring key legislative and regulatory developments. He has successfully worked with clients to obtain changes in U.S. tax reform bills, Section 385 regulations of the Internal Revenue Code (debt/equity rules) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) regulations.

In addition, Mr. Odintz focuses on withholding tax issues, FATCA and the OECD's Common Reporting Standard (CRS). He advises domestic and foreign entities on FATCA and CRS issues, including the FATCA and CRS status of entities, reporting, documentation and FATCA withholding.

Furthermore, Mr. Odintz has extensive experience representing clients under investigation by the Congress, including the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI). He assists clients during all phases of investigation, including responding to information and document requests, witness interviews and hearings.

Mr. Odintz is a frequent speaker at the International Fiscal Association (IFA), Tax Executives Institute (TEI), American Bar Association (ABA), the University of Chicago Tax Conference and the D.C. Bar Association.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Odintz was a tax attorney at a multinational law firm's Washington, D.C., office, where he was on the management committee of the firm's North America tax practice.

In addition, Mr. Odintz has held high-level government positions with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Senate Committee on Finance. He previously served as a senior advisor for tax reform to the assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, where he advised senior treasury officials on tax reform options and issues. Mr. Odintz also served as the chief tax counsel to President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform and was instrumental in formulating the tax proposals in the commission's report. Additionally, Mr. Odintz served as the acting tax legislative counsel at the Treasury.